Job

Job 29:12–16

¹²because I rescued the poor who cried out

and the fatherless who had no helper.

¹³The dying man blessed me,

and I made the widow’s heart sing for joy.

¹⁴I put on righteousness, and it clothed me;

justice was my robe and my turban.

¹⁵I served as eyes to the blind

and as feet to the lame.

¹⁶I was a father to the needy,

and I took up the case of the stranger.

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
because	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
I rescued	אֲ֭מַלֵּט	’ă·mal·lêṭ	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular	H4422 slip away
the poor	עָנִ֣י	‘ā·nî	Adjective - masculine singular	H6041 poor, afflicted, humble, meek
who cried out	מְשַׁוֵּ֑עַ	mə·šaw·wê·a‘	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular	H7768 cry out for help
and the fatherless	וְ֝יָת֗וֹם	wə·yā·ṯō·wm	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H3490 orphan
who had no	וְֽלֹא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
helper	עֹזֵ֥ר	‘ō·zêr	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H5826 help, succour

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The dying man	אֹ֭בֵד	’ō·ḇêḏ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H6 perish
blessed me	בִּרְכַּ֣ת	bir·kaṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H1293 blessing
and I made the widow’s	אַלְמָנָ֣ה	’al·mā·nāh	Noun - feminine singular	H490 widow
heart	וְלֵ֖ב	wə·lêḇ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
sing for joy	אַרְנִֽן׃	’ar·nin	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular	H7442 give a ringing cry

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I put on	לָ֭בַשְׁתִּי	lā·ḇaš·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H3847 put on (a garment), wear, clothe, be clothed
righteousness	צֶ֣דֶק	ṣe·ḏeq	Noun - masculine singular	H6664 rightness, righteousness
and it clothed me	וַיִּלְבָּשֵׁ֑נִי	way·yil·bā·šê·nî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singular	H3847 put on (a garment), wear, clothe, be clothed
justice	מִשְׁפָּטִֽי׃	miš·pā·ṭî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H4941 judgment
was my robe	כִּֽמְעִ֥יל	kim·‘îl	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular	H4598 robe
and my turban	וְ֝צָנִ֗יף	wə·ṣā·nîp̄	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H6797 turban

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I	הָ֭יִיתִי	hā·yî·ṯî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
eyes	עֵינַ֣יִם	‘ê·na·yim	Noun - cd	H5869 eye
to the blind	לַֽעִוֵּ֑ר	la·‘iw·wêr	Preposition-l, Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H5787 blind
as feet	וְרַגְלַ֖יִם	wə·raḡ·la·yim	Conjunctive waw; Noun - fd	H7272 foot
to the lame	לַפִּסֵּ֣חַ	lap·pis·sê·aḥ	Preposition-l, Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H6455 lame

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I	אָ֭נֹכִֽי	’ā·nō·ḵî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H595 I
was a father	אָ֣ב	’āḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H1 father
to the needy	לָֽאֶבְיוֹנִ֑ים	lā·’eḇ·yō·w·nîm	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H34 in want, needy, poor
and I took up	אֶחְקְרֵֽהוּ׃	’eḥ·qə·rê·hū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular; third person masculine singular	H2713 search
the case	וְרִ֖ב	wə·riḇ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H7379 strife, dispute
of the stranger	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not